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, KEEP YOUR LIVE STOCK THRIFTY By using Dr. Hess’ Stock Foods. Fully Guaranteed. if A.‘8< c. MCFARLAND. May be warning you every day of their inability towork Just what help they need can ONLY be Without help. determined by seientific examination. DON’T NEGLECT THEM Secure a pair cf perfectly fitting, lenses and relieve the trOuble. Timely attention may avert future misery. Brifton Bras. ’ , , puts the 68’s (ease) in sweeping llT Igneous Tue- nnunennv our of Cleans Carpets OPT [CIANS F 901' OF KENT ST., LIIIIJSIIY?a Brightesss Floors, - . Urder- a (in; tit-day at yaslr grocerie- or SEE THE BARGAINS. m: your hardware man; mumrn ‘ AT from. Don’t ask for sweeping compound sAv DUSTBANE ' steak to be sent up, as if this were one IiMr.‘ Flavelle’s mind to. [exclusion of the other. sideof the Would" thousand house- - ~ , ping, as there were twenty years ago. EEEHEHH mmnmmmg mmmmmmm 35c Gene'fon Jafts Eagette. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1914. 'lhe Middleman and the Beelsteak. The Toronto Globe says : ' ’ “Mr. J.W. Flavelle has been talking back to the consumers who have been saying things about the middleman which were not exactly complimentary. Mr. Flavelle is of opinion that the consumers themselves are to a great extent responsible for the cruel waste identified with the consumption and preparation and purchasing of food- stuffs. There is no doubt at all that great quantities of food are wasted through lack of thrift and enlightened meth- ods of preparation. But when Mr. Flavelle suggests, as he does inferen- tially, that the consumers ought to buy in person and carry home the meat purchased as a means of lessen- ing the cost of distribution he is unâ€" duly hard on the poor consumer. He speaks of the habit of housewives do- ing their purchaasing by telephone, and ordering half a pound of beef- of the chief items in the high cost of meats. It may he so, but let us look at the other side of this problem of efficiency. There are probably twenty thousand small homes in Toronto in which there is a telephone and a housewife and one or more young children, but no maid and no refrigerator or other means of keeping uncooked meats. , The house- wives do their Own work and mind their children: themselves. To go out daily meat or other supplies would be a great hardship. To these twenty thousand homes probably two hun~ dred delivery boys withwaggons may take meat daily or every other day. The cost of thisdelivery system fills 'he .have' the twenty wives wrap up their babies and sally forth every morning to_'3buy their day’s supply of meat and carry it home at a money saving of perhaps fifteen or twenty per cenh’l‘ The meat would :look cheaper, but as a matter of fact 'it would be incomparany dearer than it now is, because to. its cost would be added the time and labor of twenty thousand messengers instead; of two hundred. ~ If Mr. Flavelle would look into’the problem with that shrewdness for which he is distinguished he would probably discover that a. good many of the swollen fortunes of the United States and Canada have had their foundation in packing-houses and 'meat distribution. In taking care of himself the middleman is undoubtedly highly efficient. The consumer thinks fortunes. founded on the continually advancing. price of one of the necessi- ties of life grow too fast and need pruning." ' , Additional refutation of Mr. Flav- Eelle’s contention is found in the fact ’ that the cost of living has greatly ad- vanced in communities in which there are practically the. same number of stores, with the same'number of deliv- ery rigs and as much personal shop- To Obtain Remuneration for Prisoners' ' Families. The Women’s Christian Temperance. Union are strongly in, favor of remu- nerating prisoners in. the jails of the Province, and of having such remune- ration applied to the sustenance of‘ the families of the prisoners. With this obj‘eot in view they are sending re- quests to the various members of the House of Commons to use their influ~ ence to secure legislation in accord- ance with their ideas. The members lof the local W. C. T: U; have sent in a, number- of postcards. to 001. the ‘Hion. Sam Hughes, signed. by constitu- ents of this. riding, and are anxious to secure and: forward as many requests :of this kind; as. possible. The Toronto Star, in speaking, cf“ the suffering among families of' prisoners, says :: “The. second: case was one. of‘many in the city. The husband is in jail. for his misbehaviour. The REAL pun- wife and four children, aged 9, 6, 2, and 11 months. The father was warm and had food, although deprived of his liberty. His family had eaten the last scrap of bread some hours before the pastor heard of the case. Therei was no firing in the house at all. The , little chap feet folded up beneath him in an en- deavor to get warm.‘ Ha HAD so Boo'rs.” Verulam Council. _â€"â€"â€" Council met on Monday at the town hall, Bobcaygeon, the reeve, J. J. Devitt, Esq., in the chair, and all the councillors present. The clerk fully reported the action of the township Vs. W. Graham for his share of the engineer’s costs in making the award, judgment having been given by Judge McMillan against Graham with costs. He also stated that Mr. Hopkins, On behalf of Mr. Groham, had appealed against the a few type errors after being filed, and which appeal was argued on the 11th inst. before Judge Harding, and judg- ment reserved. Also that on the 14th inst. the clerk, as clerk of the Division Court, had received notice of applica- tion to the Judge for a new trial of the case tried Jan. 7th. Mr. J. McIlmoyle asked for the wood on the sideline between lots 25 and 26 on con 10. I On motion of Mitchell and Logan, the matter was left with the commis- sioner for. the division. ' On motion of Green and Mitchell, that the Clerk of the Division Court be paid the court costs, $27.13, in the judgment of suit' re' Graham’s ditch,- and be instructed to issue execution against defendant if not previously paid HCai‘ried.,' On.motion of Mitchell and Devit, that Messrs. Green and Logan be a committee to examine" the auditors’ report. Mr. J. Bowhey suggested the open- ing of a side line between lots 20 and 21, con. 9, and the council advised a petition of those interested. . A by-law appointing toad commis- sioners was passed ; also a by-law ap- pointing path-masters, etc. , On motion of Logan and 'Mchu'- land, the auditors’ report w'as'received and an, order given for printing. V Mr. .I. McDonnelcomplainQd "of his fence being undermined, andstheflmatA Iter was referred to the division. comp missioner. ‘ ' .by-law was passed regulating the Sale of gravel and sand from the corpora- tion pits. .~ On motion of Mitchell. and Logan, council expressed approval of the fran- en owning property. , The clerk reported that Dr. Boyd, M. H. 0., was not inclined to accept the remuneration set by council. No action taken. On motion of Logan and Mitchell, $14.35 for repairing bridge on Fenc- lon boundary; half the cost to be charged to Fenelon township. On motion of Green and McFar- land, it was ordered. that Robt. Heth- erington be paid for wire fence $8.25, and A. Oliver $20, and charge to Mr. McEarland, commissioner. ' The following accounts were passed : W. Thurston and‘T. Thurston, audit- ing, $12 ; G. Taylor, re Graham’s ditch, $11.57; Registrar, births, mar- riagesand deaths, $15,60; Bob Ind, printing and advt., $33.50; Grant‘ to Sanitarium, $5 ; J. Mitchell, commit- tee work, $1.25. , _ On motion of Mr. Mitchell, council _ adjourned to meet at call of the rest e. 0-. Personal. Mr. J‘. H. Stanton is at To rOuto this week attending the. Eastman. Profes-. sional School of' Photography. The ex- perts in charge of this school give dem-. .onstrations of all the latest improve- ments in the art. ' Mr. N. Tripp of Cobalt was at the Falls- this week. . Miss A. M. Leader, of' Peter-borough, is visiting Miss Townley. Mr. and Mrs.,W. G..Bark-ley aud'family left for Winnipeg on Tuesday morning. - 9 ST. JAMES’ CHURCH. _ The subject of the morning sermon on Sunday, March 1st, will be “The; First Temptation of Christ,” and in‘ the evening “Temperance.” Subjects; for all Lenten sermons and for Easter ishment, however, has fallen upon the will; be published next week. award on Jan. 19th, on account of it having been returned for correction cf I On_ motion of Green and Logan, a ' chise being extended to married wom- 1 John Bell was ordered to be paid: C :lonel Meidment Coming.. The local members of the Salvation Army are jubilant Over the coming visit, next Saturday and Sunday, of Colonel Sydney Maidment. The Colo- nel is second in command of the Army of four had his stockinged lIin Canada, and has had a wide and varied experience in Army work, hav- ing seen service in many lands. His. last appointment, previous to coming to Canada, was that of Commander for the West Indies. ~Everyone should make a point of hearing the Colonel’s famous lecture on Sunday evening in Dickson’s hall, entitled, “ My Experi- ences in Foreign Countries.” A hearty invitation is also given to all to at- tend the services in the Army hall. Lieut.-Colonel Chandler will accompa- ny the Chief Secretary. 9*. Alleged Counterfeiteis Arrested at Lindsay. Charles Burke and John Burkhold- er, of Lindsay, were arrested on Mon- day, and James O’Neill, of Allandale, on Saturday, all three charged with is- suing counterfeit money. An outfit for making counterfeit money was found in Burkholder’s house and was confis- cated. Inspector Parkinson, Detective Greer, Chief Chilton and George Fos- ter made the arrests.' The trial is to be held on Tuesday, March 3rd. ¢-o AUCTION SALES. Mr. Robt. Stewart, Lot 23 Con. 2, Ver- ulam, will hold an unreserved sale of farm stock, implements and furniture. on Friday,_March 6th. Seven milch cows.,. some young stock and colts are on the- list. Twelve months credit. T. Onshore auctioneer. Full list in posters. At Norland, on Tuesday, March 10th}. Mr. A. V. Courteniunche will dispose of his farm stock and implements by auc‘ ments, \vaggon, buggy, cutter, double Usual cred it See and single harness, etc. terms. T; Onshore, auctioneer. hills. Mr. Onshore willsell for» Mr. \V’. R. Kelly, Lot 1:8: Con. ll, Verulam, on Thur-Sf. day. March 12th, all his farm stock, in». cluding his black team, Baron Roths. child and other horses,thlrteen milch’. cows, live two-year-olds and, nineteen , yearlings, three- sows, seventeen pigs. ’and onehundred hens. ill‘wclveguo'ixtlisi 'ci-edit‘. .Sale at ,onegojclfick undivitlioutf ‘ reserve, as Mr. Kelly is. giving up'farmr. ing and going “es-t;- Scc bills. .*’“ W. C. 'l-‘L U. The. regular meeting of the W. C; T. U'.. will be held at the home of Mrs. Ellis on. Monday evening, March 2, at 8 o'clock, An interesting programme is being pro-'5. pared. Everybody welcome. C. O. E. NOTICE. On Wednesday next, ,March 4th, a, special meeting will be held. All mem-. bars are requested to be present, as; important business is on the program __ tion. The list includes two. brood mares, ' two colts, one cow, and one calf, implei PORK AND BEAN SUPPER. The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist Church ' will give a pork and bean supper on- Friday evening, Eeb. 27, commencing at. 5.30, followed by a choice programme in. which Miss Sullivan and Rev. MLBryant, of Lindsay, Mr. John Parrish, the orches- tra and other local talent will take part- Admission 25.5. See bills. SWALLNWED SHEEPoTAG. While cutting a slice from the liver of‘ a bullock in Copp’s butcher shop the, other day Mr. Copp, found a good-sized? sheep-tag, with the name F.‘ Jones. stamped upon it, So deeply imbedded in, the iiver that it is supposed to have. been swallowed by the animal when the. latter was quite young. The bullock; was bought from Mr. Arthur Goodhandi, and was fat and thrifty. . . BASK‘E‘L" SOCIAL AT." BURNT RIVER: L. 0. 14.541 of Burnt .R'§Vr-r-will-cele-,. brate their 37th anniversary by holding. abasket social on Friday evening, Mar. 6th, a. feature of whiclrwill be a bun. eating andzbiscuit eating contest. v Bro._ McCartney, Grand Organizer for Ohtario. East, and other. speakers, will be pres- ent, and a comedian fromBirmingham,‘ Eng" and vocal-and instrumental music,_- will‘make up an attractiyeprog ramme. ..0 Al very pleasant evening was spent in, oardplaying at the home of Mrs." T. L._ Jnnkin, Verulam, when a large number- of neighboring friends assembled. A sumptuous luncheon was served, and :ill‘ ' went home in the wee sma’ hours of the. morning, thanking Mr. and Mrs. Junkie, for their hospitality, ' a E.